The Most Serene Republic of Air-made Quickwire is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, ban on automobiles, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 879 million Air-made Quickwireans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The minute government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Education, although Social Policy, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important, while Defense and Public Transport aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 7.5%.

The Air-made Quickwirean economy, worth 22.7 trillion estrogens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 25,857 estrogens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Eating kids as food has been enshrined in law, corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense, extreme hiring regulations mean a job in Air-made Quickwire is often a lifetime appointment, and a typical peasant's life cycle leads from birth to the gallows. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Air-made Quickwire's national animal is the Double-Headed Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Air-made Quickwire is ranked 307,223^rd in the world and 1,485^th in Incoherent Theming for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -3.16 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.